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Obese weighed down by poor weight loss choices
A new study has found that obese individuals believe that obesity interventions should not focus exclusively on weight loss but on more holistic approaches to aid health and wellbeing.

Stroke risk temporarily increases for an hour after drinking alcohol
Call it the not-so-happy hour. The risk of stroke appears to double in the hour after consuming just one drink – be it wine, beer or hard liquor – according to a small multicentre study re

Possible new treatment for severe vasculitis
Investigators have made a major advance in treating people with a severe form of vasculitis, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, a rare but devastating disease of blood

Tell-tale signs of labour
You've been pregnant for 37 weeks now. You're probably thinking that the bump on your belly can't possibly get any bigger and feeling just a little bit concerned about when you'll go into labour.

New avenue of treatment for painful herniated discs
An immune cell known to cause chronic inflammation in autoimmune disorders has been identified as a possible culprit in low back pain associated with herniated discs, according to doctors at Duke Univ
  
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Teach Your Kids Cold- & Flu-Fighting Habits
Can a preschooler really learn ways to protect herself from cold and flu viruses? Here’s what the experts had to say.

Potty Training the Clean Way
Make potty training easier -- and keep germs at bay -- with these quick toilet training tips for your tot.

When Kids Are Sick: How to Prevent Germs from Spreading
Want to prevent viruses from spreading in your home? These quick tips from the pros may help.

Diaper Change: Diapering Baby the Healthy Way
Take some of the germy mess out of diaper changes with these quick changing tips from the pros.

Protecting Your Baby From Other's Germs
How can you keep your baby healthy and get other people to keep their germs to themselves? Follow these tips.
    
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Calcium supplements linked to increased risk of heart attack
New research has cast doubt on whether people should take calcium supplements to ward off the degenerative bone disease osteoporosis.

Incompetent care led to Dingle's death
The WA Coroner has been critical of a homeopath and a promiment Perth toxicologist over the death of a woman who used alternative treatments to treat her cancer.

Flu jabs for under fives to continue
Commonwealth chief medical officer Jim Bishop says seasonal flu vaccinations for children under five can continue.

Disabled students to get $20k under Coalition
Thousands of disabled students would be eligible for $20,000 to help with education costs under a Coalition government, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has announced.

Mental health spending 'simply not enough'
Mental health expert and Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry is leading calls for the Federal Government to commit more money to the country's mental health system.
    
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